Granted
The Board granted service connection for headaches as secondary to PTSD and sleep apnea as secondary to obesity caused by the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinions provided clear conclusions that the Veteran's headaches are secondary to his PTSD and his sleep apnea is secondary to weight gain resulting from his service-connected disabilities, which was found to be a substantial factor in causing the sleep apnea.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches, sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091192
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